DC-area members of the Afghan community mourn guard member’s death

Mustafa Kazemi placed purple daisies in front of a picture of Sarah Beckstrom, the West Virginia National Guard member who was killed in a shooting in D.C. on Wednesday. His friend followed, laying down yellow daisies alongside his.

The pair approached a makeshift memorial in honor of Beckstrom and guard member Andrew Wolfe, who was also shot near Farragut Square. Kazemi and his friend both bowed their heads in silence before laying down their daisies.

Kazemi, who is from Afghanistan, was one of several mourners paying respects at the memorial near the scene of the shooting, blocks away from the White House.

He condemned the actions of Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the Afghan national who has been charged with murder and assa

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